Arts & Culture

Carson McCullers' Columbus: How a Local Writer Published Her First Novel at 23, and 14 Dates to Know

Columbus, Ga. - Carson McCullers was just 23 when her first novel, "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter," was published in 1940...

Oct. 24, 2026

Arts & Culture

Ma Rainey's Columbus Story: 10 Milestones in the Life of the 'Mother of the Blues'

Columbus, Ga. - Ma Rainey, the legendary singer known as the "Mother of the Blues," began performing as a young girl in...

Oct. 24, 2026

Arts & Culture

Columbus' Hidden 9-Acre Garden: The 1920s Olmsted Design, a 1947 Gift and the History Behind The Columbus Museum

Columbus, Georgia, has a nine-acre historic garden designed in the 1920s by the Olmsted Brothers, the landscape architec...

Oct. 22, 2026

Arts & Culture

12 Overlooked Places to Visit in Columbus, GA, Including an 8-Museum Collection and a 7-Acre Art Wonderland

Columbus, Georgia, has no shortage of attractions, but some of its most interesting destinations are easy to overlook. W...

Oct. 11, 2026

Arts & Culture

From Washington Heights to war and back: Salvador 'Matalian' Mendez

Before he was Matalian, he was just a kid from Washington Heights. Salvador Tony Mendez grew up in that Columbus neighbo...

Sept. 30, 2026